Man Utd in Nicolas Jackson transfer boost with Chelsea striker snubbing two European giants to stay in Premier League

The Irish Sun

20 hours ago

MANCHESTER UNITED have received a boost in the chase for Nicolas Jackson after he snubbed two European giants - but they will have to pay Chelsea £80m for the striker.
The Senegalese ace has already turned down offers from
Napoli
and
AC Milan
in preference of staying in the Premier League.
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Nicolas Jackson now has a fight on his hands to keep his Chelsea spot
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Jackson first came to the limelight when playing under Unai Emery
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Jackson could be set for a shock exit from Chelsea this summer
Jackson has seen his once-undisputed starting spot at
Liam Delap
, who turned down a move to
Old Trafford
in favour of joining
Stamford Bridge
.
Cole Palmer
stole the show to lead Chelsea to Club World Cup victory.
Jackson's misery was compounded by the fact that he was left on the bench for the entire 90 minutes of that historic win —perhaps as punishment for being sent off twice in his previous four appearances for the club.
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The former
AC Milan have also made their intentions clear, though sources say the player loves playing in
England
and would prefer to stay in the Premier League if he were to move.
He still has seven years remaining on his current deal and Chelsea would ideally like to have two No9s competing for minutes and pushing each other to the limit.
But the transfer window is very fluid and a project like that of
Manchester
United's could be of interest to the player. And if the £80m valuation is met, it could tempt Chelsea into a sale.
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Aston Villa
manager
Unai Emery
still has a special relationship with Jackson from their time together at Villarreal.
He is a big fan of the forward's ability to link up play and sources have told SunSport that Villa have asked to be informed if the player becomes available.
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Last season, Jackson bagged ten league goals from 30 games and provided five assists as Chelsea finished fourth and secured
Champions League
football
.
He was also on
target
as they came from behind to beat
Real Betis
and win the
UEFA
Conference League.
Chelsea boss
Enzo Maresca
expressed confidence in Jackson last season when he said he would like to "clone" the striker if the club were to sign another forward.
Speaking in a press conference in April, he said: 'With Nico, we are a completely different team compared to when he was injured. We are happy with Nico as our striker.
"
My perfect No9 is exactly Nico Jackson. We already have a No9. It's not the
summer
now. If we can have a copy of Nico, it's OK. With Nico, we are a better team. Nico is the one we need.'
Jackson is currently back in
Senegal
for his
holidays
after a long season but there should be clarity over his long-term
future
in the coming weeks.
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